Model UN Team Victorious in Washington, D.C.

The Manhattan College Model UN team traveled to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29 to participate in the National Model United Nations – D.C. conference. Sixteen Manhattan College students represented Uganda and Venezuela on six committees: General Assembly First Committee (disarmament), General Assembly Third Committee (social and humanitarian), Security Council, United Nations Environment Programme, African Union, and the Special Session on Children and Armed Conflict. The Uganda Delegation won one of three Outstanding Delegation awards (the highest one awarded). In addition, Chris Tucci ’11 and Brian Donovan ’10 won the outstanding position paper award in the Special Session on Children and Armed Conflict. For a full list of participants, click Here.

 

O’Malley Library Hosts Holocaust Painting Exhibition

A selection of paintings by the artist Marilyn Honigman will go on display on Monday, Nov. 16 in the Alumni Room of O’Malley Library. Remembrance: A Daughter’s Reflections, co-sponsored by the Manhattan College archives and the Holocaust Resource Center, will run until Dec. 18. Inspired by photos that an American soldier gave to her father after he was liberated from Dachau, the paintings are a visual representation of the Holocaust that has evolved slowly. There are no accusations or condemnation, just contemplation of the psychological space in which we find ourselves. Read.